Mason Williams ( Classical Gas ) - Smothers Brothers

[fluffythecat2]

I had no idea that even his whistling was Great! :D  What a talent!

[stupullen]

8 people are retarded crows!

outweighed by 157,659 intelligent people!

[ProNorden]

Bright fellow with sardonic insight humor. I bet his politics are interesting.

[mattukenobaka]

'The Mason Williams Phonograph Record', with 'Classical Gas', is available on CD. . .i grabbed a copy a while back. . .'Classical Gas' was a big song during my junior-senior years of high school. . .

[y512516]

I wish I could whistle like him

[deppdelver]

My freshmen year in college,-wore the 45" Classical Gas" OUT and drove my roomies out of t]heir minds. Lovin the memories.

[fiveinslide6]

The Grieg reference at 6:30 is funny because it's a whole step too low--recalling what he said inspired his Smothers Brothers theme; a chord too low that he had to slide up. I would have slid it up to A minor in the middle and dropped it back to G at the end. It would have sounded cool, but everybody isn't as smart as me. ;-)

[Witatsois]

Very entertaining, a "feel good' video. Mason Williams can do it all. Thanks for sharing.

[bergiekat]

Gosh, I can remember Mason Williams and his music, the Smothers Brothers , Peter, Paul and Mary...from my childhood. Loved this time... some amazing music and humor!! :)

[procroustis]

7 people dislike ;;;;;;;;you must be deaf haha this is the best song ever .

[gunslinger5854]

Entertaining as always, We LOVE Mason Williams. The best sense of humor in songwriting in ages. What a shame Tom and Dick weren't there to enjoy this!

[63sawdust]

those were the days...miss them much

[willabt321]

skip to 1:54 thank me later

[mambaKB24mvp]

the smothez brothez hahah cheeseburgeiz for supiez

[rockhardxrocker]

anyone have a link to tradewinds by mason? I can't find it.

[sengawaAnpan]

口笛がかっこいい！

[babytaz2yo]

that was " Those where the days" not classical gas

[guieduarda]

Very funny =)

[samqueler]

This vid's really cool, but he doesn't play Classical Gas!

[ABOSS302]

My University of Northridge Photography teacher Jerry always had us photograph to the words in his songs.

[djrootmusic]

ROTFL! You can see why he wrote comedy!

He's such an amazing guitarist, it's easy to forget he was also a comedy writer.

[caddop22]

Love this song. Play it all the time........

[kayjay83]

ah i had forgotten bout this one - thanx

[PsiBrr]

I happily own his discography, on album and CD and one reel-to-reel!!!!

[TheTarrMan]

Am i the only one that is trying to find what other song's Mason Williams has done?

[ScottieDM]

From his CD "Music, 1968 - 1971" These are songs written by him on that CD -- Classical Gas (guitar only version), Sunflower, Saturday Night at the World (a fave), $13 Stella, Long Time Blues, Here Am I, Smothers Brothers Theme, The Last Great Waltz (humor), Baroque-a-Nova (attempt to recreate CG hit), Cowboy Buckaroo, La Chanson De Claudine, Bucko's Memoirs (humor), A Major Thang (fun), Largo De Luxe, Godsend, Train Ride in G (moves along), Life Song -- Plus 5 songs written by others.

[mickerin64]

I wish someone would post The Lasl Great Waltz. It is so clever.

mcerin64

[amarcaurele]

This reminds me a baseball team we had in Montreal in the 80s who used a handsaw as a baseball bat. They actualy played a whole game with hammers and tools.

[lindeezz]

aw.. be nice

[joe0692]

i think i know what your talking about. type this in and you should find it. Classical Gas - Mason Williams - "3000 Years of Art"

[elainecleo]

I have been trying to find the clip of Mason and the pictures going while he was playing Classical Gas on the SB show. Anyone know where it might be located?

[jaspeterson]

It's listed under "MASON WILLIAMS CLASSICAL GAS" Posted by JADTUBE

[elainecleo]

The one I am looking for has the old masters paintings flashing on the screen as he plays..the clip from the SB show. Thanks for trying though, I do love anything Mason Williams does.

[900heyzeus]

When I was a youngster, 8th grade I think, I bought an album called, "The Mason Williams Ear Show." Mr. Williams, you've kicked my eardrums into tomorrow ever since. I bought that LP in a PX store in Garmisch. That's in Germany, for those who might remember. A few years later, I found a book called "The Mason Williams Reading Matter." Pretty sure it's out of print. Why! Bring this book back! Please!!!

[npspec34]

"Those Were the Days" was a hit by Mary Hopkin in 1968 and at the time it was rumored that she was Paul McCartney's girlfriend.

Interestingly Cream had a song "Those Were the Day's" on Wheels of Fire (1968) that was a completely different song.

Mason William's had a hit with Classical Gas (1968) and in 3 minutes it would show pictures that captured the nations history. Very inspiring - then Dick Nixon took over.

[NerfMoonfire]

Found it.

Cream - "Sunshine of Your Love"

[wayzey]

Hendrix :P

[NerfMoonfire]

What's the riff the bass plays around 5:25? After the "We embraced the 60s revolution" line.

[ZSa2FxPw]

This is fantastic!

That tune "Those Were the Days" is really a great piece of music, also.

[Morahman7vnNo2]

Man Hes' Got The Coolest Voice.

[HazugmondoBorasz]

@Morahman7vnNo2

a little over-the-top, but it still is.

[Muscleduck]

Great video! 8)

He is a great whistler :o

[tomterahedrob]

oh yeah!Classical Gas to Those Were the Days Hes timeless,yes forever young.This version esp now WILL get more play,very applicaple today.Yeah rock on Mason!

[guirexyz]

Mason Williams is forever young!!!!!!!

[ColonelCuster]

Great seeing Mason again.

He's the best!

[chengloki]

Is this the Mason Williams who did "Classical Gas'??? =Stefan=

[hardrockvideo]

yes

[JackSVL]

The same Mason Williams who played the Ice House in Glendale & Pasadena, Ca and loved to party after the shows

[edgoonette]

yes- you should treat yourself to the whole album - "The Mason Williams Phonograph Album"

[oldrndrt70]

Edgonette: Please, please, please tell me where you obtained a copy of the Mason Williams Phonograph record. I had one about 30 years ago and treasured it. Lost it and can't find another.

[zimmercentral]

try I Tunes

[sha1om]

It's available on Amazon. Item number is B000002KAK.

[txmeerkat]

Mason Williams is amazing!  I wish there were clips of his lesser known works like The Last Great Waltz and Cinderella/Rockafella

[cyclerrrrrrr]

There are several clips of Esther and Abi Ofarim singing Cinderella/Rockafella and Wanderlove (one of my favorites of his). They recorded several of his songs.